formicarium
UK/ˌfɔː.mɪˈkɛəɹi.əm/US/ˌfɔɹ.mɪˈkɛɹi.əm/
formicarium noun: a vivarium used for the study of ants and ant colonies.
Noun
formicarium (plural formicaria or formicariums)
- A vivarium used for the study of ants and ant colonies.
- It is on the outskirts of the forest, or around clearings, or near wide roads that let in the sun, that these formicariums are generally found.1874, Thomas Belt, The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. […], London: John Murray, […], page 73
Forms of formicarium
| plural | formicaria |
|---|---|
| plural | formicariums |
Origin of formicarium
From Latin formica (ant) + -arium.
Words that rhyme with formicarium
- columbarium
- tepidarium
- caldarium
- sacrarium
- -arium
- herbarium
- necessarium
- ocularium
- samarium
- vestiarium
- acarinarium
- allylsamarium
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- antiquarium
- aquaterrarium
- argentarium
- armamentarium
- ascidiarium
- avicularium
- balsamarium
- bullarium
- bunarium
- calendarium
- calidarium
- calvarium
- canarium
- chilarium
- cibarium
- cinerarium
- clavicularium
- cochlearium
- collectarium
- collunarium
- cometarium
- conarium
- demecarium
- dibarium
- disamarium
- disciplinarium
- dissepimentarium
- emissarium
- evangelarium
- frigidarium
- fusarium
- gerbilarium
- germarium
- glaciarium
- glirarium
- gnathochilarium
- herpetarium
- hexabarium
- imaginarium
- insectarium
- Intermarium
- intracalvarium
- itinerarium
- juvenarium
- lactarium
- lararium
- larvarium
- leprosarium
Questions about formicarium
- What does formicarium mean?
- Formicarium means a vivarium used for the study of ants and ant colonies.
- What part of speech is formicarium?
- Formicarium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce formicarium?
- Formicarium is pronounced /ˌfɔː.mɪˈkɛəɹi.əm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of formicarium?
- The plural of formicarium is formicaria.
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